FareDiceTypical for this time of year. Each flight's usual fare (on nearby days, or for its month or season where those had too few) adds up to €290–€326.
About €17 over what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €299. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Mumbai → Da Nang, 27 Dec: €223 (71%), typical for November to January
- Da Nang → Bangkok, 29 Dec: €93 (29%), higher than usual for these dates
€223 long flights (71%)€93 inside Southeast Asia (29%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 27–29 Dec
MumbaiDa Nang1nBangkok
Stay 1 night in Da Nang, ending in Bangkok with no flight back. Bangkok is a capital and Da Nang is on the coast. It gets warmer as it goes: typical December highs rise from 25°C in Da Nang to 32°C in Bangkok. Da Nang is usually very wet in December, about 210 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Sun 27 Dec
- BOM→DAD Sun 27 Dec1 stop, Vietnam Airlines first, check the travel time and bag rules€223seen 5 days ago Check price
Typical for November to January. Usually €216–€238 from November to January; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Mon 28 Dec, so your nights in Da Nang count from then
Da Nang
Vietnam, 1 night, 28–29 Dec
Central Vietnam's beach city, with long My Khe beach, the Marble Mountains and the Son Tra peninsula, and the old trading town of Hoi An under an hour south.
Typical December: highs of 25°C, very wet- DAD→BKK Tue 29 DecVietnam Airlines, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€93seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €74–€88.
Bangkok
Thailand, Last stop, Tue 29 Dec
Thailand's capital on the Chao Phraya River: the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, canal boats, street food at every corner, rooftop bars and huge weekend markets.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, dry
Change a stop
Another city on the same days, the rest of the trip kept, cities close in price first. A swapped-in country may need a visa: check before you go.
- Da Nang At random Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€110
- Bangkok At random Manila, Philippines +€61
Book and check
- Book in order, first flight first. If a price has gone up, you can rethink the trip before buying the rest. Prices are the cheapest seen lately, for one traveller, not quotes: "Check price" opens the live one. Separate tickets: if one flight is late or cancelled, the next airline won't wait.
- If a flight is late or cancelled. Each flight is its own ticket, so the next airline won't wait or rebook you for free if you miss it. Tightest on this trip: one night in Da Nang, so a flight in a day late misses the flight out. Where a connection is that tight, you can book the next flight once the one before has landed, though its price may have gone up. If a flight is cancelled, its airline normally offers another flight or your money back: take the one that still makes your next flight. A flight missed because the one before was late is usually lost, so look for travel insurance that covers missed connections.
- Entry rules. Check passport and visa rules for Vietnam, Thailand before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls at the edge of a storm or flood season: the worst months are past or still to come, but watch the forecast before you go.
Each stop's season
- Da Nang (28–29 Dec): edge of the storm and flood season in Vietnam's central coast, peak months Oct–Nov (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
Long-run seasons, not forecasts: a storm can come out of season, and most weeks in season pass without one. Heat is from weather-station averages.
- Travel advisories. Neither Canada nor the US advises against travel to any country on this trip.
Each country's advisory level
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
From the Government of Canada and the US State Department, as of 6 Oct. Advisories change, and once you're there your phone's emergency alerts cover the moment. Read the official page for each place before you go.